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An assessment of portable carbon dioxide monitors during interhospital transfer
Author(s) -
DONNELLY J. A.,
SMITH E. A.,
HOPE A. T.,
ALEXANDER R. J. T.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1995.tb06098.x
Subject(s) - medicine , battery (electricity) , critically ill , transfer (computing) , medical emergency , emergency medicine , carbon dioxide , intensive care medicine , computer science , ecology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , parallel computing , biology
Summary Four portable carbon dioxide monitors were assessed by a mobile intensive therapy team during interhospital transfer of critically ill patients. Particular attention was paid to practical considerations such as size, battery life and ease of use. All the monitors performed well in terms of accuracy but problems with size and battery life made some less suitable for use outside hospital.